{"product_id":"1902-up-in-a-swing-reverie-montaine","title":"1902 Up in a Swing – Reverie by R.A. Montaine | Century Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUp in a Swing Belle Époque Reverie with Edwardian Garden Illustration\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 22px 0 20px 0; padding: 8px 14px 6px 14px; border-left: 3px solid #334FB4; background-color: #f8faff;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: #334fb4; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px;\"\u003eCollector’s Note\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 6px 0 4px 0;\"\u003eA romantic turn-of-the-century piano reverie featuring a graceful Edwardian garden scene. Published by Century Music Publishing Company, this decorative edition reflects the refined Belle Époque aesthetic popular in early 20th-century American sheet music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1628\" data-start=\"1491\"\u003eOriginally composed in 1902 by \u003cstrong\u003eR.A. Montaine\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"1562\" data-start=\"1537\"\u003eUp in a Swing (Reverie)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a lyrical piano solo typical of light parlor music of the era. Excellent vintage condition with only minimal small edge tears. Clean and very displayable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1945\" data-start=\"1630\"\u003eThe cover illustration is the true highlight: a young woman in a flowing white lawn dress and wide-brimmed hat swings gently beneath leafy branches. Executed in a mixed-media style combining ink detailing with watercolor wash, the composition captures the romantic garden imagery so popular in Edwardian publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2274\" data-start=\"1947\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-end=\"1980\" data-start=\"1951\"\u003eCentury Certified Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e emblem printed on the upper right corner suggests this copy was likely issued during Century Music Publishing Company’s rebranding period in the mid-1910s. Century was active roughly from 1890 through 1920 and was known for attractive illustrated covers designed to appeal to the home pianist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2496\" data-start=\"2276\"\u003eLittle biographical information survives regarding R.A. Montaine, whose works were primarily piano compositions published between 1895 and 1915. Montaine may have been a house composer or pseudonym used by the publisher.\u003cstrong data-end=\"2623\" data-start=\"2608\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 22px 0 8px 0; padding: 10px 14px 8px 14px; border-left: 4px solid #334FB4; background-color: #dee6ff;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: #334fb4; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.2px;\"\u003eFraming Appeal\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 6px 0 4px 0;\"\u003eThe soft greens and flowing Edwardian dress make this a beautiful decorative piece. Matted in ivory or sage and framed in antique gold or dark wood, it works especially well in a bedroom, music room, or romantic cottage-inspired interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 6px 0 4px 0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWould be a wonderful companion piece framed beside the sheet music cover, \u003cstrong\u003eLove Here is My Heart \u003c\/strong\u003eavailable \u003ca title=\"Love Here is My Heart\" href=\"https:\/\/thetownhouseantiques.com\/products\/1915-love-here-is-my-heart-woollett-sheet-music\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Century Music Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40577744339011,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0114\/3262\/4186\/files\/UpintheAir_6Page_1902_SheetMusic_4270fa17-dc1b-4efe-8a7f-1d08e548a344.jpg?v=1780085841","url":"https:\/\/thetownhouseantiques.com\/products\/1902-up-in-a-swing-reverie-montaine","provider":"The Townhouse Antiques \u0026 Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}